O-6 is typically bought to meet chemistry requirements rather than physical requirements. For that reason, physical properties are generally not provided unless requested prior to production. Any material can be sent to a third party after production to be tested for physical properties.

Typical Uses

Typical Applications for O-6 Tool Steel include:

Blanking Dies

Piercing Dies

Drawing Dies

Pneumatic Hammers

Forming Dies

Spinning Tools

Punches

Stamps

Gauges

Wear Plates

Cams

Rotary Slitting Cutters

O-6 Tool Steel

O-6 Tool steel is noted for it's excellent wearing and galling resistance in metal on metal sliding applications. O-6 is an oil-hardening garphitic cold work tool steel. The tiny graphite carbon particles are distributed evenly throughout the tool steel essentially create a self-lubricating effect which results in outstanding machinability and non-seizing characteristics. The graphite also helps retain oil where lubrication is used. For an oil-hardening steel, 06 holds size well during heat treating.